"TWIN PEAKS" EPISODE GUIDE
(Short form)
Version 1.1, October 25, 1993
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The following episode synopses come from several sources, including the US
laserdisc boxed set of first season episodes and the book "The Television
Yearbook (1990-91)" by Frank Lovece, covering second season episodes.
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WARNING: While every attempt has been made to minimize the SPOILERS in these
synopses, there is, by the very nature of describing the episodes, information
in them which will SPOIL plot surprises if you have not viewed all the
episodes already. Do not read these if you do not want to know what will
happen in episodes you haven't seen.
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The sequential episode numbers are those used by Lynch/Frost Productions in
scripts and on the videotape and laserdisc releases. The 10xx and 20xx
episode numbers in parentheses are those used sometimes by alt.tv.twin-peaks
newsgroup readers. The episode titles in brackets were those assigned by
German television when broadcast there (see the [forthcoming] revised Twin
Peaks Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) List for more info on these titles).
The cast members listed are those shown as "guest" roles. See the complete
Twin Peaks Cast List compiled by David Coufal (coufal@owl.caltech.edu) for
all regular and recurring roles.
This short-form episode guide augments the long-form Twin Peaks Timeline,
showing detailed synopses, date and time info for all events, and transcripts
of important scenes, for all television episodes and the "prequel" movie,
"Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me", compiled by Ed Nomura (enomura@ucsd.edu).
This episode guide is maintained by Jim Pellmann. Please direct all comments,
errors, and questions to him at jgp@rational.com.
FIRST SEASON
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Pilot (1000)
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Original airdate: April 8, 1990
Laura Palmer's body is discovered, wrapped in plastic; Ronette Pulaski wanders
out of the woods; FBI Agent Dale Cooper arrives in Twin Peaks to investigate
and finds an unusual clue on Laura's body; Audrey Horne disrupts her father's
negotiations with some Norwegian businessmen; Cooper and Sheriff Truman
discover the grisly murder site in the woods, and warn the town that the
killer may be from their community; tempers flare at the Roadhouse.
Director: David Lynch
Writers: Mark Frost and David Lynch
Episode 1 (1001) ["Traces to Nowhere"]
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Original airdate: April 12, 1990
FBI Agent Dale Cooper and Sheriff Harry Truman discover more about the
troubled secret life of the murdered Laura Palmer; Big Ed Hurley reveals that
he was drugged at the Roadhouse; a frightened James Hurley, vengeful Bobby
Briggs and Mike Nelson are released from jail; Catherine Martell lays bare her
plot to take control of the Packard sawmill.
Sarah Palmer Grace Zabriskie
Major Briggs Don Davis
Mike Nelson Gary Hershberger
Nadine Hurley Wendy Robie
Lucy Moran Kimmy Robertson
Director: Duwayne Dunham
Writers: Mark Frost and David Lynch
Episode 2 (1002) ["Zen, or the Skill to Catch a Killer"]
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Original airdate: April 19, 1990
FBI Agent Dale Cooper demonstrates an unusual deductive technique for the Twin
Peaks Sheriff's Department; Benjamin Horne and his brother, Jerry, take a trip
to One-Eyed Jacks; Donna Hayward and James Hurley pledge their love; Leo
Johnson holds Bobby Briggs at gunpoint; Cooper has a strange dream.
Sarah Palmer Grace Zabriskie
Albert Rosenfield Miguel Ferrer
Jerry Horne David Patrick Kelly
Blackie O'Reilly Victoria Catlin
Nadine Hurley Wendy Robie
Lucy Moran Kimmy Robertson
Mike Nelson Gary Hershberger
Eileen Hayward Mary Jo Deschanel
Sylvia Horne Jan D'Arcy
Director: David Lynch
Writers: David Lynch and Mark Frost
Episode 3 (1003) ["Rest in Pain"]
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Original airdate: April 26, 1990
The townsfolk of Twin Peaks gather for Laura Palmer's funeral; Cooper
interprets his dream about the killer; Truman reveals to Cooper the secret of
the Bookhouse Boys.
Sarah Palmer Grace Zabriskie
Albert Rosenfield Miguel Ferrer
Jacques Renault Walter Olkewicz
Father Clarence Royce D. Applegate
Wilson Mooney Jed Mills
Nadine Hurley Wendy Robie
Lucy Moran Kimmy Robertson
Mike Nelson Gary Hershberger
Major Briggs Don Davis
Betty Briggs Charlotte Stewart
Director: Tina Rathborne
Writer: Harley Peyton
Episode 4 (1004) ["The One-Armed Man"]
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Original airdate: May 3, 1990
Cooper and Truman track down the one-armed man and some strange new evidence
in Laura Palmer's murder; Norma Jennings attends a parole board hearing for
her husband; Audrey Horne decides to begin her own investigation.
Sarah Palmer Grace Zabriskie
Hank Jennings Chris Mulkey
Wilson Mooney Jed Mills
Lucy Moran Kimmy Robertson
Director: Tim Hunter
Writer: Robert Engels
Episode 5 (1005) ["Cooper's Dreams"]
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Original airdate: May 10, 1990
Cooper and Truman have tea with the Log Lady and discover a macabre crime
scene in the woods; Audrey Horne takes a job at her father's department store;
Hank Jennings returns from prison to the Double R Diner; James Hurley and
Donna Hayward take Madeleine Ferguson into their confidence.
Hank Jennings Chris Mulkey
Jerry Horne David Patrick Kelly
Major Briggs Don Davis
Betty Briggs Charlotte Stewart
Emory Battis Don Amendolia
Log Lady Catherine Coulson
Trudy Jill Rogosheske
Einar Thorson Brian Straub
Heba Mary Stavin
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Writer: Mark Frost
Episode 6 (1006) ["Realization Time"]
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Original airdate: May 17, 1990
Agent Cooper and Big Ed pay a special visit to One-Eyed Jacks, while Audrey
Horne goes undercover as a hostess there; Josie Packard shares her suspicions
with Truman about Catherine Martell's intentions; Dr. Jacoby receives a phone
call from the dead Laura Palmer.
Hank Jennings Chris Mulkey
Jerry Horne David Patrick Kelly
Jacques Renault Walter Olkewicz
Lucy Moran Kimmy Robertson
Nadine Hurley Wendy Robie
Emory Battis Don Amendolia
Blackie O'Reilly Victoria Catlin
Herbert Neff Mark Lowenthal
Director: Caleb Deschanel
Writer: Harley Peyton
Episode 7 (1007) ["The Last Evening"]
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Cooper and Truman's investigation builds to a terrifying conclusion; Dr.
Jacoby heads for his rendezvous with "Laura Palmer"--and its bizarre
consequences; Catherine Martell and Shelly Johnson are hopelessly trapped;
Hank Jennings' evil influence spreads, engulfing Josie Packard.
Hank Jennings Chris Mulkey
Jacques Renault Walter Olkewicz
Blackie O"Reilly Victoria Catlin
Nadine Hurley Wendy Robie
Lucy Moran Kimmy Robertson
Director: Mark Frost
Writer: Mark Frost
SECOND SEASON
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Episode 8 (2001) ["May the Giant Be with You"]
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Original airdate: September 30, 1990
A shot and bleeding Agent Cooper has visions of a giant; Audrey is imprisoned
at the casino/bordello One-Eyed Jacks; Donna receives a strange message; Josie
and Catherine are missing; a stirring Ronette relives Laura's murder.
Pie eater Stephen C. MacLaughlin
Doctor Charles Miller
Harriet Hayward Jessica Wallenfels
Nurse Sandra Kaye Wetzel
Gersten Hayward Alicia Witt
Director: David Lynch
Writers: Mark Frost and David Lynch
Episode 9 (2002) ["Coma"]
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Original airdate: October 6, 1990
Cooper learns his ex-partner, Windom Earle, has escaped from a mental asylum;
Major Briggs gives Cooper a message; Donna meets an eerie old woman and her
grandson; Ben orders Leland killed; Deputy Andy thinks he's sterile; Audrey
learns more about Laura, but is uncovered by a vengeful Blackie.
Mrs. Tremond Frances Bay
Little boy Austin Jack Lynch
Ice-bucket girl Jill Pierce
Director: David Lynch
Writer: Harley Peyton
Episode 10 (2003) ["The Man Behind Glass"]
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Original airdate: October 13, 1990
Donna finds a diary of Laura's at Harold Smith's house; Blackie holds Audrey
hostage, and plots with Jean Renault; James and Madeleine become close, to
Donna's dismay; Lucy lunches with Dick Tremayne; Dr. Jacoby undergoes
hypnosis, leading to an arrest.
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Write: Robert Engels
Episode 11 (2004) ["Laura's Secret Diary"]
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Original airdate: October 20, 1990
Cooper is stymied by an unusual request from Ben Horne to save Audrey's life;
Josie introduces her "cousin" Jonathan from Hong Kong; Renault deals with
Battis.
Clinton Sternwood Royal Dano
Daryl Lodwick Ritch Brinkley
Desk clerk Belina Logan
Sid Claire Stansfield
Director: Todd Holland
Writers: Jerry Stahl, Mark Frost, Harley Peyton, and Robert Engels
Episode 12 (2005) ["The Orchid's Curse"]
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Original airdate: October 27, 1990
Cooper and Truman stage a raid on One-Eyed Jacks; Leland attends his court
hearing; Donna and Madeleine plot to steal Laura's secret diary from Harold
Smith; Ben gets a business proposition.
Clinton Sternwood Royal Dano
Tim Pinkle David L. Lander
Jack Racine Van Dyke Parks
Daryl Lodwick Ritch Brinkley
Sid Claire Stansfield
Outside bodyguard Mike Vendrell
Bodyguard on stairs Bob Apisa
Director: Graeme Clifford
Writer: Barry Pullman
Episode 13 (2006) ["Demons"]
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Original airdate: November 3, 1990
Donna and Madeleine fear an enraged Harold Smith; Shelly and Bobby, hold a
"welcome home" party for the comatose Leo; Cooper's boss, Gordon Cole, visits
to warn Cooper of threats; Josie strieks a deal with Ben and leaves with
Jonathan; the one-armed man reveals some information about "Bob".
Trudy Jill Engels
Cappy Ron Kirk
Lounge local Leonard Ray
Joey Paulsen Brett Vadset
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Writers: Harley Peyton and Robert Engels
Episode 14 (2007) ["Lonely Souls"]
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Original airdate: November 10, 1990
Ben is brought in for questioning after Audrey confronts him about One-Eyed
Jacks and passes the information to Cooper; Andy ponders the meaning of Harold
Smith's note; having misjudged the money due them, Shelly and Bobby are
cash-strapped; Bobby finds a microcassette of Leo's; Madeleine prepares to
go home; Pete learns Tojamura's plans.
Singer Julee Cruise
Director: David Lynch
Writer: Mark Frost
Episode 15 (2008) ["Drive with a Dead Girl"]
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Original airdate: November 17, 1990
Norma's visiting mother introduces her new husband, unaware of his connections
to Hank; Lucy returns, with her sister; Bobby decides to blackmail Ben, who
also gets a tape-recorded ultimatum; the one-armed man leads to a grisly
discovery.
Gwen Kathleen Wilhoite
Louise Dombrowski Emily Fincher
Director: Caleb Deschanel
Writer: Scott Frost
Episode 16 (2009) ["Arbitrary Law"]
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Original airdate: December 1, 1990
From a piece of Laura's secret diary, Cooper discovers he and Laura shared the
same dream, with her message in it leading him to her killer; Catherine tricks
Ben into signing away the mill; Lucy, Andy and Tremayne confront each other
over her pregnancy.
Mr. Zipper Clive Rosengren
Mrs. Tremond Mae Williams
Director: Tim Hunter
Writers: Mark Frost, Harley Peyton, and Robert Engels
Episode 17 (2010) ["Dispute Between Brothers"]
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Original airdate: December 8, 1990
As Cooper says his goodbyes, an FBI agent arrives to suspend him and
investigate the unauthorized One-Eyed Jacks affair; the publisher of the Twin
Peaks Gazette argues with his brother, the Mayor; Renault recruits Hank and
Ernie to frame Cooper; Nadine, deluded that she's a teenager, enrolls in high
school; Major Briggs, fishing with Cooper, has a strange encounter in the
woods.
FBI Agent Roger Hardy Clarence Williams III
Mountie Gavan O'Herlihy
Vice Principal Greege Don Calfa
Physical Education teacher Lisa Cloud
Cheerleader Tiffany Muxlow
Samantha Susan Sundholm
Director: Tina Rathborne
Writer: Tricia Brock
Episode 18 (2011) ["Masked Ball"]
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Original airdate: December 15, 1990
Cooper is investigated by the FBI and the DEA; Nadine falls for teen Mike
Nelson; James gets room and board for helping a beautiful blond; Hank
confronts Ben; Tremayne becomes Big Brother to a terror; Catherine forces
Josie to become her maid; Andrew Packard turns up alive.
FBI Agent Robert Hardy Clarence Williams III
Reverend Royce D. Applegate
Coach Wingate Ron Taylor
Trudy Jill Engels
Nicky Joshua Harris
Director: Duwayne Dunham
Writer: Barry Pullman
Episode 19 (2012) ["The Black Widow"]
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Original airdate: January 12, 1991
Cooper finds cocaine at a deserted house Renault uses; Andy and Tremayne
confront concerns of Nicky's past; a mentally decaying Ben has Bobby tail
Hank; Dougie Milford dies under unusual circumstances; supernaturally
superstrong Nadine joins the wrestling team; Major Briggs returns.
Coach Wingate Ron Taylor
Nicky Joshua Harris
Director: Caleb Deschanel
Writers: Harley Peyton and Robert Engels
Episode 20 (2013) ["Checkmate"]
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Original airdate: January 19, 1991
Cooper is held hostage by Renault; Andy and Tremayne pry into Nicky's past;
Catherine professes her love for Ben; James succumbs to a treacherous Evelyn;
Ed and Norma succumb to each other; Hank confronts Big Ed; Cooper's ex-partner
Windom Earle makes a move.
Mountie Gavan O'Herlihy
M.P. J. Marvin Campbell
Brunston Will Seltzer
Malcolm Nicholas Love
Dead man Craig MacLachlan
Director: Todd Holland
Writer: Harley Peyton
Episode 21 (2014) ["Double Play"]
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Original airdate: Febuary 2, 1991
Cooper confides to Truman his past experiences with Windom Earle; Earle
meanwhile takes in Leo; Audrey strikes a business deal with Bobby; James
realizes he has been set up; Josie's dangerous old lover, Thomas Eckhardt,
appears.
Jeffrey Marsh John Apicella
Malcolm Nicholas Love
Dead man Craig MacLachlan
Director: Uli Edel
Writer: Scott Frost
Episode 22 (2015) ["Slaves and Masters"]
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Original airdate: February 9, 1991
Cooper finds some evidence about who shot him, and gets help from the
town's resident chess master in matching wits with Windom Earle in the
deadly chess game; Donna makes a desperate plea to save James; Nadine
surprises Ed and Norma; Catherine uses Josie to lure Eckhardt.
Johnny Robert Bauer
Cop Matt Battaglia
Bartender Gerald L'Ecuyer
Director: Diane Keaton
Writers: Harley Peyton and Robert Engels
Episode 23 (2016) ["The Condemned Woman"]
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Original airdate: February 16, 1991
Ed proposes to Norma; James and Donna break up; Audrey meets a handsome,
wealthy admirer from her past; Earle mails a puzzle to Audrey, Shelly and
Donna; Josie makes a confession, after a dreaded encounter with Thomas
Eckhardt; Cooper has another vision.
Jones Brenda Strong
Director: Lesli Linka Glatter
Writer: Tricia Block
Episode 24 (2017) ["Wounds and Scars"]
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Original airdate: March 28, 1991
Cooper is attracted to Norma's sister, Annie, returning to the world from a
convent; Truman withdraws from everyone; Donna receives a macabre family
visitor; Audrey falls for Wheeler; Nadine and her teenage beau Mike Nelson
check into the Great Northern Hotel; Ben hosts an environmental benefit.
Tim Pinkle David L. Lander
Model Julie Hayek
Teen model Betsy Lynn George
Director: James Foley
Writer: Barry Pullman
Episode 25 (2018) ["On the Wings of Love"]
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Original airdate: April 4, 1991
Cooper and the Sheriff's Department go spelunking in Owl Cave; Truman awakens
in the murderous embrace of a naked woman; Windom Earle insinuates himself
into the lives of potential victims; Audrey and Donna see Mrs. Hayward meet
with Ben.
Director: Duwayne Dunham
Writers: Harley Peyton and Robert Engels
Episode 26 (2019) ["Variations on Relations"]
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Original airdate: April 11, 1991
Cooper and Truman try to decipher the hieroglyph from Owl Cave; plans for the
Miss Twin Peaks contest get underway; Tremayne holds a wine tasting at the
Great Northern Hotel; Cooper falls for Annie, and Gordon for Shelley; Windom
Earle makes his next move.
Rusty Ted Raimi
Bellhop John Charles Sheehan
Director: Jonathan Sanger
Writers: Mark Frost and Harley Peyton
Episode 27 (2020) ["The Path to the Black Lodge"]
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Original airdate: April 18, 1991
Cooper and Truman continue to investigate the mystery of Owl Cave; Windom
Earle snares Major Briggs; Cooper romances Annie; Donna makes a discovery on
her birth certificate; Wheeler leaves suddenly after receiving urgent news.
Heavy metal roadie Willie Garson
Cappy Ron Kirk
Rusty Ted Raimi
Pilot Layne Robert Rico
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal
Writers: Harley Peyton and Robert Engels
Episode 28 (2021, Part 1) ["Miss Twin Peaks"]
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Original airdate: June 10, 1991 (broadcast as a 2-hour "movie" with episode 29)
Cooper and Truman decipher part of the secret of the Black Lodge; Cooper helps
Annie prepare for the Miss Twin Peaks contest; Major Briggs escapes from
Earle; Catherine continues her battle with the black box; Lucy chooses the
father of her baby; Earle interrupts the contest.
Director: Tim Hunter
Writer: Barry Pullman
Episode 29 (2021, Part 2) ["Beyond Life and Death"]
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Original airdate: June 10, 1991 (broadcast as a 2-hour "movie" with episode 28)
Cooper and Truman figure out the location of the Black Lodge, and rush
to save Miss Twin Peaks there; Nadine regains her senses; Donna confronts her
parents about Ben; Audrey stages an act of civil disobedience; Cooper enters
the Black Lodge.
Tim Pinkle David L. Lander
Black Lodge performer James V. Scott
Dell Mibbler Ed Wright
Sylvia Horne Jan D'Arcy
Trudy Jill Engels
Heidi Andrea Hays
Security Guard Arvo O. Katajisto
Caroline Brenda E. Mathers
Director: David Lynch
Writers: Mark Frost, Harley Peyton, Robert Engels
[End of "Twin Peaks" Episode Guide (Short form)]